Schrader Introduces Bill to Close Medicare Part B-COBRA LoopholeToday, Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-5) introduced the Medicare Enrollment Protection Act of 2016 along with Congressman Bob Dold (IL-10) to protect seniors from coverage gaps in Medicare. Under curre... Read MoreSchrader Bill to Speed Development of Generic Drugs Gains MomentumA bill to encourage faster development of generic drugs has picked up 13 co-sponsors since the pricing controversy over anti-allergy EpiPen auto-injectors erupted, prompting its sponsor to hope it pas... Read MoreAgriculture Department Clarifies Hemp Growing Guidance for U.S. FarmersWashington, D.C. – After Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representatives Peter DeFazio, Kurt Schrader, Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici raised concerns about funding for industrial ... Read More
National Security & International Relations
Schrader Votes in Favor of VA Appeals ReformToday, the House voted 310-116 to pass H.R. 5620, the VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2016. This bill addresses the VA’s outdated and broken benefits appeals process for veter... Read MoreRep. Schrader on The Mark Mason Show on KPAM 860Click here to listen to the interview. Mark Mason: Joining us now is Congressman Kurt Schrader from the 5th congressional district welcome back to the Mark Mason show sir. Congressman Kurt Schrader: H... Read MoreEpiPen Price Hike Gives New Life To Oregonian's Pharmaceutical BillOregon Congressman Kurt Schrader says headlines about spiraling drug prices have lent new life to his bill that would control medication costs. Early this year, Schrader sponsored a bill to encourage ... Read MoreUpset Continues Over Mylan’s EpiPen Price HikeThe price of the EpiPen has skyrocketed nearly 500% in the last few years, and with no alternatives available, parents are turning to the internet to find cheaper options. The EpiPen is a device that ... Read MoreSchrader Bill Would Speed Up Federal Drug ReviewFive months before the controversy erupted nationally last week, U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader sponsored legislation to speed up federal approval of generic drugs, such as an injector that delivers a medici... Read More
Small Business
Schrader, Cooper, Cuellar, Peterson Introduce Overtime Reform and Enhancement ActToday, Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-5), Congressman Jim Cooper (TN-5), Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and Congressman Collin Peterson (MN-7) introduced legislation that will initiate a reasonable ... Read More
Oregon First,
Forestry & Natural Resources
Schrader, Bera, Simpson, Kilmer, Reichert Lead 54 Representatives Calling for Wildfires to be Treated Like Natural DisastersRepresentatives Kurt Schrader (OR-5), Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-7), Mike Simpson (ID-2), Derek Kilmer (WA-6), and David Reichert (WA-8) led a group of 54 other representatives in calling for an immediate fix... Read More |